SMRTR TechJan 16, 2025Daily.dev

SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, loses ship to an ‘anomaly’ in space

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SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ended with the loss of the upper stage spacecraft due to an apparent oxygen/fuel leak. While the Super Heavy booster was successfully caught, the company lost contact with Starship about 8.5 minutes into the flight, preventing the planned deployment of 10 dummy Starlink satellites and testing of new technologies.

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